2019 Afghan presidential election

2019 Afghan presidential election
Ghani 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90-100%	Abdullah 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
President before election; Ashraf Ghani; Independent	Elected President ; Ashraf Ghani; Independent

Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019.^[3] According to preliminary results, which runner-up Abdullah Abdullah appealed against, incumbent Ashraf Ghani was re-elected with 923,592 votes, 50.64% of the vote. After delays over disputed votes, Ghani was declared the winner in the final results on 18 February 2020.^[4] Abdullah Abdullah rejected the results and moved to set up his own parallel government and separate inauguration.^[5] However, Ghani was officially sworn in for a second term on 9 March 2020.^[6]^[7] The ensuing political crisis was not resolved until 16 May 2020, when Ghani and Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal in which Ghani would remain president and Abdullah would lead the peace talks with the Taliban when they start.^[8] Voter turnout was less than 20%.^[9]

^ ^a ^b "Afghan election: Tense wait after day of attacks". BBC News. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49794057
^ ^a ^b Akhgar, Tameem; Gannon, Kathy (28 September 2019). "Top 5 Afghan presidential candidates in Saturday's election". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 April 2020.https://apnews.com/28bd4a495dca4e508c2eafc3ce62deb3
^ "Heavy security as Afghans elect president". BBC News. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ Mashal, Mujib (18 February 2020). "After 5-Month Delay, Ashraf Ghani Is Named Winner of Afghan Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ "Afghanistan: Ghani, Abdullah set to hold parallel inaugurations". Al Jazeera. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference tolonewsswearingin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference aljazeeraswearingin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Rival Afghan leaders sign power-sharing deal". BBC News. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ Afghanistan's Ghani claims narrow win in preliminary presidential vote results Reuters, 22 December 2019

[bbc-1] "Afghan election: Tense wait after day of attacks". BBC News. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49794057

[ap-candidates-2] Akhgar, Tameem; Gannon, Kathy (28 September 2019). "Top 5 Afghan presidential candidates in Saturday's election". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 April 2020.https://apnews.com/28bd4a495dca4e508c2eafc3ce62deb3

[3] "Heavy security as Afghans elect president". BBC News. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[4] Mashal, Mujib (18 February 2020). "After 5-Month Delay, Ashraf Ghani Is Named Winner of Afghan Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[parallel-5] "Afghanistan: Ghani, Abdullah set to hold parallel inaugurations". Al Jazeera. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[tolonewsswearingin-6] Cite error: The named reference tolonewsswearingin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[aljazeeraswearingin-7] Cite error: The named reference aljazeeraswearingin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[dealsigned-8] "Rival Afghan leaders sign power-sharing deal". BBC News. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[9] Afghanistan's Ghani claims narrow win in preliminary presidential vote results Reuters, 22 December 2019

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